Our very first stop on this trip to Sonoma was at Seghesio Vineyards. Unfortunately, I left my camera at our B&B and didn't take any pictures. The tasting room is fairly close to the center of Healdsburg, so is a great stop for after lunch in town, which I would have thought of had I actually mapped everything we wanted to get to in relation to each other rather than making individual maps for each thing! Enough of that. I loved the yard in front of the tasting room. It had a single row of vines growing up close to the property line and was very well manicured with flowers all in bloom. Inside, the tasting room was very spacious, with a long tasting bar against the back room. I thought it was great that through the windows behind the bar you looked directly into the barrel room which was dimly lit so you could see all the barrels lined up (I'm a little fascinted, oddly enough, by wine barrels).
Our tasting room attendant was very friendly, he encouraged us to come back on Friday for the food and wine pairing they offer, but we weren't able to swing back by. Sorry about that! He chuckled at my note-taking, but said he'd check out my blog, so hopefully he will and catches this post! We tasted through 6 wines, following are my brief notes on each.
2005 Russian River Valley Pinot Grigio: $19.95. Light and crisp, lemon and vanilla flavors, nice finish. Good summer wine.
2005 Costierra Pinot Noir: $38. Raspberries, cherries, spicy. Very young. Seems like it should age very well.
2004 Sangiovese: $28, 14.8% alcohol by volume. Very pleasant aroma, juicy black fruit, very well done. This was Matt's favorite of the tasting, we took home 3 bottles.
2004 Cortina Zinfandel: $36, 15.3% alcohol by volume. Pepper, blackberries, juicy, good structure.
2004 Old Vine Zinfandel: $33, 15.3% alcohol by volume. Blackberry tart, vanilla. Juicier than the Cortina. This was my favorite of the tasting, we took home 1 bottle.
2005 Home Ranch Zinfandel: $36, 15.3% alcohol by volume. Earthy, dark cherries, slight hint of vanilla.
Overall, a very nice choice for a first stop. The wines were a little pricier than I would have liked, but were all very well done.
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I enjoy the wine barrels also, especially the smell! Nothing like being in a cave!
5/8/07, 9:54 AM
Hi Sonadora
We love the Seghesio, I think I thrown that out to you when you were asking for recommendations for wineries. We are in their wine club and some of their special release Zins are just knock outs.
Glad you had a good time.
John
:)
5/8/07, 3:01 PM
Only 6?! :)
I had a great experience at Steltzner, where they took me into the barrel room and we drank samples from the barrel, even made our own blends! Ahhh - Sonoma this fall.
5/11/07, 10:36 PM
winedeb, I think I like the lighting the most....the dim lights and the shadows thrown by the barrels.
John, yes, we took your suggestion and went! A lot of fun, I'll enjoy drinking the bottles I brought back.
Joe, You'll have a blast! So many great places to visit and discover in Sonoma!
5/14/07, 8:22 AM